February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. A month dedicated to raising awareness and promoting the benefits of good oral health to children, their caregivers, and teachers. The PRASAD Children’s Dental Health…
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“We’ve Done Nothing”: Pattern Report Compares NY’s Housing Solutions to MA, NJ
Governor Kathy Hochul’s controversial housing plan proposed last year would have mandated the construction of housing projects across New York, allowing the state, in some cases, to circumvent local zoning officials to…
Cabernet Frank’s Owners Plan to Move Due to Ongoing Dispute with Neighbor
Wade St. Germain and his husband, RJ Baker, are openly gay business owners of Cabernet Frank’s, the bar and music venue in Parksville, NY. For several years, they say they have been…
What to Know About Filing Taxes in Sullivan County This Year
The IRS officially opened tax season on Monday and is now accepting and processing 2023 federal income tax returns. Locally, Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck spoke to Jason Dole about what you…
NY Focus: In Upstate New York, Treatment for Opioid Addiction Gets Harder to Find
Upstate New Yorkers are more likely to die from an opioid overdose than people living in the city, an analysis from New York Focus has found. They’re admitted to emergency departments for overdoses 31…
NY Focus: After Foreclosing Homes, New York Towns Have to Pay Residents Back
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating how power works in New York state. Sign up for their newsletter here. By: Arabella Saunders THERE’S A…
NY Receives Failing Grades in American Lung Association’s 2024 Report on Tobacco Control
The American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of Tobacco Control” report, released Wednesday, reveals that New York earned a failing grade for Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Funding, and a D grade…
Spotlight PA: Utility shut-off protections in PA. would be expanded to summer months under bill
By: Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign…
NY FOCUS: NY Executive Budget with Chris Gelardi
NY FOCUS did an in-depth analysis of Governor Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget. Chris Gelardi from NY FOCUS joined us on The Local Edition and explored New York’s initiatives in public safety and…